Sodium deceth sulfate (inci)

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Definition
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"Sodium" means the element sodium, sulphates are salts or esters of sulphuric acid.

Sodium deceth sulfate is a substance which is used in cosmetic preparations where it acts as a surfactant (washing-active substance) and emulsifier (surface-active substance which is used in cosmetic preparations as an additive to combine 2 immiscible liquids - e.g. oil and water - to form an emulsion).